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Celebrating Black History Month and DEI (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The host for this show is Sandra Simms. The guests are Vernellia Randall and TeKay Brown-Taylor. Wrapping up Black History Month with perspectives on DEI. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii […]

Hawaii’s Short-term Rental Crackdown (Hawaii Together)

State, County Bills Threaten Residents. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Joshua Montgomery. State and county bills loom over the future of Hawaii’s short-term vacation rental industry. Several state bills would allow counties to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them, while a Hawaii Island initiative would […]

Business Co-creating Peace in Africa (The Matrix of Peace)

The Sunshine Approach Business Model. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Don Larson. Don Larson, award-winning leader of Hershey Foods describes his unique multi-sector, whole-systems approach to sourcing and selling cashews from Mozambique the ‘Sunshine Approach’ way. We see through the lens of the Matrix of Peace Whole Systems Model […]

What Really Happened in Putin’s Interview (Global Connections)

Let’s Look at all his Mistakes About Russian History. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. With thanks to Tim Snyder, history professor and Yale, we examine Vladimir Putin’s comments in his recent ‘interview’ with Tucker Carlson. Our guest Dr Roopmai Khandekar helps us understand the circumstances of the […]

Vivian Wu: Dasheng Media (A Nation of Immigrants)

Mighty Voice, be Heard. The host for this show is Chang Wang. The guest is Vivian Wu. Vivian Wu is a seasoned media industry professional with over 20 years of experience in journalism, international reporting, and media innovation in both English and Chinese markets. Currently, she is the CEO and founder of Mighty Voice LLC, […]
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Teetering on the Hyphen (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)

Asian American in Asia. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Gloria Wu. Complexities and challenges of in-between identities, navigating Asian spaces as an Asian American; Cultural differences, language barriers, how Western attitudes work in a local Asian society like Hong Kong; Addressing current discriminations against Asian Americans in the Trump […]

Water, Water Everywhere — Nope (Code Green)

The Best Water is the Water Not Used. The host for this show is Howard Wiig. The guest is Ernest ‘Ernie’ Lau. Mobilizing resources to build a sustainable water future requires multi-stakeholder partnerships between government, business, and civil society. Talking about public-private partnerships (PPPs) will raise the specter of ill-fated partnerships of the past decades. […]

Hawai’i Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (Beyond the Lines)

Beyond Leadership. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Sylvia Luke. We talk with LG Sylvia about the reasons why she is a successful leader, her vision for Hawaii’s future, the challenges she deals with as lieutenant governor, and creating a superior culture of excellence. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this […]

Asia Pacific Forum Sustainable Development (Cooper UNion)

VNR, VLR, City Checkup on SDGs. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Bounhom Chantha, Bounthone Chanthalavong-Wiese and Marcus Wiese. The Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development is an annual gathering of governments and regional civil society coming together to share about the 17 UN Global Goals on the ground in […]

How Much like a Proxy Vote is a Proxy War (Keeping the World Company)

Why Do we Have so Many of them. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Our panel discusses the proxy wars now going on in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East. What’s the difference between a proxy war, an asymmetric war and a traditional war, […]

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- Vivian Yee, Ronen Bergman and Raja Abdulrahim
Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes

With no resumption of deliveries in sight, officials fear the territory’s threadbare humanitarian relief effort could collapse altogether. [...]

- Michael Crowley
U.S. Criticizes Israel Over Conduct in Gaza

In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws. [...]

- Erica L. Green
U.S. Defends U.N. Voting ‘No’ on Palestinian Membership

The United States among a handful of holdouts on the vote, which was widely seen as a rebuke of the Americans and Israel. [...]

- Gaya Gupta
What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza

A look at the humanitarian assistance getting into the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea. [...]

- Jesse McKinley and Jonah E. Bromwich
Judge Merchan Cracks Down on Michael Cohen’s Taunting of Trump in Hush-Money Case

Ahead of Michael D. Cohen’s testimony Monday, the judge told prosecutors to keep him quiet about Donald J. Trump’s criminal case. [...]

US says Israel may have breached international law using American weapons

Report says it is "reasonable to assess" there have been breaches in Gaza, but admits it does not have "complete information". [...]

Northern Lights in dazzling display across the UK

A solar storm of this scale can cause disruptions to infrastructure such as the power grid. [...]

Watch: Time-lapse video captures Northern Lights over Nottingham

Time-lapse video shows swirls of green, pink and scarlet moving across and lighting up the night sky. [...]

Eurovision final: Seven things to look out for

A look at some of the most eye-catching performers, ahead of the grand final on Saturday night. [...]

'I feel embarrassed to be addicted': Why young people still take up smoking

Hundreds of young people in the UK take their first puff each day. Is that why a ban is planned? [...]

A powerful solar storm has been producing colorful light shows at unusual latitudes. The geomagnetic tempest could also interfere with power and communications. [...]

Several homes and properties in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province have been destroyed in flash floods with at least 50 people killed. The death toll is expected to rise. [...]

The White House has said that Israel may have violated international humanitarian law with US weapons in Gaza. Meanwhile, South Africa has asked the World Court for more measures against [...]

Board members overturned a 2020 decision to rid the schools of their racially charged names. Shenandoah County now becomes the first district in the nation to revert to naming schools [...]

President Nyusi said that the military was embroiled in a fight against insurgents in the northern town of Macomia. The town is in a gas-rich province where Islamic State-linked militants [...]

- Asma Khalid
Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles

The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles. [...]

Critics hated 'The Phantom Menace.' It might be time to reconsider

When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 [...]

- Chris Arnold
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming back to life

Karen MacDonough of Quincy, Mass., was enjoying her tea one morning in the dining room when she sees something odd outside of her window: A group of people gathering on [...]

- Tovia Smith
From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot

Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies. [...]

- Anthony Kuhn
Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge [...]

- Tim Booth | AP

Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Friday night [...]

- Kasha Patel

An extreme geomagnetic storm hit Earth for the first time in over 20 years, causing stunning aurora displays across northern Europe and very low latitudes in the U.S. [...]

- Associated Press

Late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks [...]

- Washington Post staff

Channels and times for today’s games. [...]

- Steve Megargee | AP

Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive [...]

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